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There will be further sorting of the juvenile pecking order on Friday, with Chantilly's six-furlong G3 Prix Eclipse featuring Hisaaki Saito's unbeaten Topgear (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}).

Having beaten TDN Rising Star Shaikha (Fr) (Ribchester {Ire}) in the 6 1/2-furlong Prix Irish River conditions race at Deauville Aug. 26, the Fabrice Chappet-trained colt is one of a clutch of unexposed types looking to break through in pattern company. They include Abu Khadra Stables' Fai Fai (GB) (Acclamation {GB}), an Andre Fabre-trained colt who scored on debut over that same course and distance Aug. 17, and Stall Ad Episas's Andreas Suborics-trained filly Best Flying (Fr) (Pedro the Great) who was impressive when winning over this trip also at Deauville Aug. 8 and when taking a valuable Baden-Baden sales race Aug. 29.

Also on the card is the G3 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon for fillies and mares over nine furlongs, where Fabre reintroduces Juddmonte's 'TDN Rising Star' Petricor (GB) (Frankel {GB}) following an absence since winning the Listed Prix Finlande over this trip at ParisLongchamp May 2. Also lining up are Godolphin's Aug. 6 Vichy and Aug. 29 Deauville scorer Sundoro (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), a Henri-Alex Pantall-trained half-sister to Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal), The Aga Khan's Sept. 5 Listed Prix de la Cochere scorer Varkesha (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) and Gemini Stud's Mar. 21 Listed Prix la Camargo winner Sweet Lady (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) who gets her autumn campaign underway.

Newbury's card features the seven-furlong Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup, where another 'TDN Rising Star' Albasheer (Ire) (Shamardal) stays on the comeback trail having finished second in a conditions event at Salisbury 24 days ago as he encounters a trio of Godolphin runners headed by the Mar. 6 G1 Jebel Hatta third Al Suhail (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). It also stages the 41st Running of the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions S., whose honour roll boasts the luminaries Henbit, Shergar (GB), Rainbow Quest, Unfuwain, King's Theatre (Ire) and Nayef. Ayr's two-day Gold Cup meeting sees the Listed British EBF Stallions Harry Rosebery S. and Listed Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies' S. take centre stage, with the former a speed test for the juveniles including the exciting filly Peggy Sioux (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a Kevin Ryan-trained Sept. 1 Hamilton novice winner who sports the Guy Reed Racing silks.

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Last year's G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Tiger Tanaka (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) was back in action in Sunday's Listed Prix La Camargo at Saint-Cloud, but she had to play second fiddle to the emerging force Sweet Lady (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) as Gemini Stud's representative dealt her a resounding six-length beating in the mile contest. Last seen finishing a length behind Tiger Tanaka when they were fourth and sixth in the 10-furlong G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in October, the daughter of the dual stakes winner and G2 May Hill S. runner-up High Heel Sneakers (GB) (Dansili {GB}) was in a league of her own on their second encounter to spark dreams of the upcoming Classics. Held up in a share of fourth early by Mickael Barzalona, the 38-10 shot moved smoothly to take command up the centre of the track passing the two-furlong pole as Jessica Marcialis made the best of her way home on the 7-5 favourite towards the far rail. Soon clear, the bay was stretching out with relish despite the testing ground for an impressive verdict as Tiger Tanaka had to fight to ward off Libertine (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) for the runner's-up spot by a head.

Winning trainer Francis-Henri Graffard unsurprisingly has his eye on the big prizes now. “It's always a worry when you bring a filly to the races first time out and you hope for the best, but she has shown some quality and I've always had a high opinion of her,” he said. “Even though she ran badly first time at Deauville, that was a very strong renewal of that particular race and she had won twice since. Maybe I made a mistake sending her to the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, but I thought she'd stay that 10-furlong trip. It was probably too early for her and she's done well and strengthened a lot over the winter, so I was keen to see how she would do here. I wasn't concerned about the ground, as I think she can quicken on any ground and I was more fearful of a tactical race with those who had had a run this season but she showed all her class. She's in all the major races for fillies and we'll keep her over a mile with the [G1 Poule d'Essai des] Pouliches as a target. We'll see how she comes out of this and if she runs in between in the [G3] Prix de la Grotte.”

Tiger Tanaka's trainer Charley Rossi is intending to head straight to the May 16 ParisLongchamp Classic with the runner-up. “It didn't go too well at the break and I feel that some of the jockeys were not too courteous with my jockey, but all went quite well afterwards,” he said. “I'd prefer to win, but maybe she needed the race and I'm happy with the way she fought for second. We'll stick to the initial plan and head straight to the Pouliches.”

Sweet Lady is the last known foal out of the talented Christopher Wright-bred High Heel Sneakers, whose stakes success came in the Hermosa Beach H. From the family of the US Fillies' Triple Crown heroine Chris Evert (Swoon's Son) which also features the GIII Yerba Buena Breeders' Cup H. winner and G1 Premio Oaks d'Italia runner-up Hallowed Dream (Ire) (Alhaarth {Ire}), her previous black-type performer was the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial winner Toujours L'Amour (GB) (Authorized {Ire}).

PRIX LA CAMARGO-Listed, €55,000, Saint-Cloud, 3-21, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:45.90, hy.
1–SWEET LADY (FR), 126, f, 3, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: High Heel Sneakers (GB) (SW & GSP-Eng, SW-US, GSP-Fr, SP-Ity, $212,137), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Sundae Girl, by Green Dancer
3rd Dam: Charmie Carmie, by Lyphard
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (€100,000 Ylg '19 ARAUG). O-Gemini Stud; B-Stratford Place Stud (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Mickael Barzalona. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, €51,150.
2–Tiger Tanaka (Ire), 126, f, 3, Clodovil (Ire)–Miss Phillyjinks (Ire), by Zoffany (Ire). (€6,500 Ylg '19 TIRSEP). O-Miguel Castro Megias; B-Kellsgrange Stud (IRE); T-Charley Rossi. €11,000.
3–Libertine (Ire), 126, f, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Miss Mariduff, by Hussonet. (€35,000 Ylg '19 SGASEP; €400,000 RNA HRA '20 ARARC; €200,000 RNA HRA '20 ARDEC). O-Jan Romel & Fabrice Vermeulen; B-Azienda Agricola Gennaro Stimola (IRE); T-Fabrice Vermeulen. €8,250.
Margins: 6, HD, 2. Odds: 3.80, 1.40, 22.00.
Also Ran: Galiana (Fr), Standby For Chaos (Ire), Izlaz (Ire), Ansilia (Ire), Nohand (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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